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Hoje, dia 18 de Março marca o fim deste blogue! Foram mais de 5 anos desde a primeira publicação. Passaram-se mais de 5 anos desde a primeira receita publicada neste blogue a 4 de Setembro de 2012. Tudo começou a medo. Sem partilhar quem sou. Sem partilhar nome ou qualquer outro elemento que me denunciasse como seu autor. Um mundo estranho. Onde não conhecia nenhum outro blogger. Onde poucos blogues acompanhava com regularidade.Não que fosse a minha primeira incursão no mundo blogueiro. De todo. Já existiam umas tantas experiências um tanto ou quanto loucas neste mundo dos blogue. Porém esta era a primeira de culinária, a primeira de 'criar' algo. E foi um mundo que rapidamente se abriu e é isso que eu gosto nos blogues. Porque serve para conhecer melhor as pessoas do outro lado. Serve de inspiração. Serve de tanta coisa.No entanto, muita coisa evoluiu com o passar do tempo. Eu. O blogue. E tudo aquilo que me rodeia. E por isso mesmo chegou a altura de colocar um ponto final no Andrajos. Triste por dizer adeus a este espaço - será sempre o Andrajos que marca uma época tão importante na minha vida. Por tantas razões que seria até difícil enumerar por aqui. Pois não há mau lado associado ao blogue. E ao mesmo tempo contente. Contente por uma nova etapa que começa e que significará tanto quanto este blogue.O planeamento deste novo projecto demorou mais que o esperado - trabalho, mudar de casa e tantos outros projectos, no entanto agora arranca definitivamente. Um blogue em que poderão encontrar muito do que por aqui se encontrava. Além disso, mais do que talvez partilhei aqui. O novo projecto é www.mywhitemornings.com.Ao fim de tantos anos, Andrajos até sempre <3Today, 18th of March marks the end of this blog! It has been more than 5 years since the first publication. It's been over 5 years since the first recipe published on this blog on the 5th of September of 2012. It all started with fear. Without sharing who I am. Without sharing name or any other element that would denounce me as it's author. A strange world. Where I did not know any other blogger. A world where I followed only a few blogs regularly.Not that is was my first foray into the blogger world. At all. There were already a lot of crazy experiences in this blog world. But this was the first where I was cooking, the first where I 'created' something. And it was a world that quickly opened up and that's what I like about blogs. Because it serves as way to get to know the people on the other side better. It serves as an inspiration. It serves as so much.However, much as evolved over time. Me. The blog. And everything that surrounds me. And that's why it's time to put an end to Andrajos. Sad to say goodbye to this space - it will always be Andrajos that marks such an important time in my life. For so many reasons that would be even hard to enumerate here. As there is no bad side associated with the blog. And at the same time happy. Happy to start a project that will mean as much as this blog.The planning of this new project took longer that what I expected - work, moving home and so many other projects, however now starts definitely. A blog where you can find much of what was shared here. Also, more than what I probably have ever shared here. The new project is: www.mywhitemornings.com.After so many years, Andrajos always <3

The weather has been great and I feel like I need holidays although is not happening any time soon. Good weather, holidays and a raw porridge is a match made in heaven. It's fresh and refreshing. Waking up in the morning to a (almost) ready to eat breakfast that allows you to stay in bed longer (only like 5/10 minutes more)? Yes, count me in! So while I am not on holidays, I have been eating this porridge bowl for breakfast pretty much every single day. Try it and I bet you will too!

Muffins de morangos e aveia. Uma boa forma de começar o fim-de-semana. Porque eu gosto de manhãs com pequenos-almoços assim. E gosto também dos que sobram para o dia seguinte. Óptimos para dias que tenho de sair de casa a correr. Não que hajam assim tantos.Estes foram feitos há duas semanas atrás visto que no fim-de-semana passado decidi ir a Londres visto que já tinha sido há algum tempo a ultima vez que visitei Londres. Não comentarei muito sobre o assunto mas faz hoje uma semana que aconteceram os ataques na London Bridge e pela primeira vez senti-me realmente assustado, visto que tudo aconteceu a apenas poucos quilómetros de onde me encontrava. Contudo, correu tudo bem na viagem de volta a casa e trouxe comigo ainda um livro de culinária apenas sobre Porridge que tenho vindo a explorar e que espero poder partilhar em breve alguma receita aqui no blogue. Um bom fim-de-semana a todos!Muffins made of strawberries and oats. That's a good way to start the weekend. I do love mornings made of breakfasts like these. I also love the leftovers for the next day. Good for when I have to rush out of the house. Not that there are that many. These were made two week ago, since last weekend I decided to go to London as it had been a long time since the last time I visited London. I won't say much about it but it's been a week since the London Bridge attacks and it was the first time I actually felt scared since it happened just a few miles away from where I was. However, got home safe and brought with me a lovely Porridge Cookbook that I have been exploring and hopefully will share a recipe here on the blog. A nice weekend to all of you!

Tempo quente. Vegetais frescos. A melhor combinação. Não há melhor maneira possível de aproveitar estes dias solarengos de primavera do que com uma salada de couscous. Uma das minhas formas favoritas de comer algo saboroso sem cozinhar comida quente porque eu abomino estar a volta do fogão quando este está bom assim. Sempre foi assim e provavelmente nunca mudará. Gaspacho e melancia são as minhas comidas escolhas nestas alturas. Simples e deliciosas para aproveitar num piquenique no parque. Enquanto não posso fazer um piquenique como deve ser em dias de trabalho sempre posso aproveitar um a hora do almoço no parque ou na praia. Vantagens de viver de trabalhar perto de ambos, devo dizer!Warm weather. Fresh vegetables. The best combination. There is no better way to enjoy these sunny spring days than a couscous salad. One of my favourite ways to eat something delicious without cooking something hot as I despise cooking hot food when the weather is this great. It's always been like this and will probably never change. Gaspacho and watermelon are my to go foods. Simple and delicious to enjoy in a picnic in the park. While I cannot throw a proper picnic on a weekday and I can still enjoy having a nice lunch in the park or by the beach. Perks of working close to both I must say!

breakfast is by far my favourite meal. if you follow me on instagram (which you should!!) by now you know that 90% of my photos are all about breakfast. who knew that that one kid that only had a yoghurt in the morning would be craaaazy about breakfast recipes. lately oats - literally anything involving oats, from porridge to overnight oats to oat cookies has been my obsession. so when I found this recipe on a fellow blogger's blog I knew that I had to try it! so I did. although she did make it for breakfast, I did not. that was my healthy(-ish) sunday dessert. fresh, springy and moreish dessert. but be my guest and try it for breakfast cause sure it does look like the kind of breakfast I would love on a saturday morning (in bed!)!

A recipe shared by Inês from the blog Ananás e Hortelã - only in Portuguese but follow her on Instagram you will love it! - that is from the book "Superalimentos" by Mafalda Rodrigues de Almeida. A recipe of a recipe that has on it's core some simple ingredients that makes it easily adaptable to anyone's taste!

ingredients for the dough:

100 g oats

30 g walnuts

1 tsp. sesame seeds

1 tsp. dried coconut

1 tsp. cardamom powder (10 pods)

1 tsp. coconut oil, melted

1 tsp. honey

ingredients for the strawberry and yoghurt filling:

400 ml natural greek yoghurt

200 g strawberries

1 tsp. black sesame seeds

1 tsp. dried rose petals

Start to preheat the oven to 180º C.

In a food processor add the oats, walnuts, sesame seeds, dried coconut and cardamom and grind until relatively granulated. Add the melted coconut oil and honey and grind again until a consistent dough takes shape.

Divide the mixture between 4 equal (and previously greased) forms pressing gently into the base and sides. Bake in the oven at 180 º C for about 10 minutes until the sides start to brown (careful it´s a very loose dough!).

Allow it to cool down before filling with greek yoghurt, sliced strawberries, black sesame seeds and dried rose petals.